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Being a mom has made me more aware of eating right and healthy and giving my body everything it needs to stay on the right track. That includes milk. My day wouldn’t be complete without my servings of milk, and I am so glad to have passed that on to my children. Milk not only gives them the vitamin D they need but it is packed with eight other essential nutrients as well. Luckily I never have to make my kids drink their milk, they do it all on their own and they understand what an important part of their diet it is.

And to help them keep that understanding we have made it fun and not made it seem like a chore. We tried out the Banana Breakfast Shake recipe over at whymilk.com and it is delicious. I wanted to share it with my readers: (this recipe is taken from the whymilk.com website and does not belong to me)

Banana Breakfast Shake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fat free or lowfat milk
• 1 peeled and sliced medium banana, frozen
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, optional
• Cinnamon for garnish, optional

Directions
In a blender container combine all ingredients, except cinnamon. Blend until smooth, about 20 seconds. Pour into glasses and garnish with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon, if desired.

Nutrition
120 calories; 0 g fat; 0 g saturated fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 7 g protein; 23 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 100 mg sodium; 190 mg calcium (20% of daily value).

Makes 2 servings, 6 ounces of milk per serving.

Nutrition figures based on using fat free milk.

The national Milk Mustache “got milk?” Campaign presents healthy tips, recipes and snack ideas to get your kids excited about drinking their milk during summer on whymilk.com. Check out all the fun facts and recipes today!

Thank you Mom Central for letting me know about whymilk.com! I need to work on a Milk Mustache picture of myself!